Groups of German troops raised their hands and surrendered to the Soviet army, including Major General Schroeder... In fact, the German army surrendered under the order of Major General Schroeder.
"Surrender!" Major General Schroeder said to his subordinates on the walkie-talkie: "We have failed and there is no point in continuing to fight!"
In this regard, the German army is different from the Soviet army. The Soviet army emphasizes that it cannot surrender to the enemy at any time, even if it fights to the last moment, otherwise it will undoubtedly be labeled a traitor.
The German army believed that if they tried their best but could not change the situation of the war, there was no need to pay the price of their lives and persist until the end, and they did not think it was a shame.
The Soviet camp cheered loudly. When Katukov heard the news of the enemy's surrender, he excitedly asked several times:
"Is it true? They surrendered?"
"Yes, Colonel!"
"Are you sure they gave up resistance?"
"I'm sure, Comrade Colonel!"
"We won?"
"Yes, comrade Colonel!"
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Then Katukov immediately reported the news to the Western Front headquarters.
When the command received the news, there was a burst of cheers. Although Zhukov remained calm, he could not hide the joy on his face. He said into the walkie-talkie: "Congratulations, Comrade Katukov! Congratulations to all the brave men.
Officers and soldiers of the 4th Tank Brigade, you not only successfully defended Moscow, but also successfully broke the myth of the German armored division's invincibility, setting an example and building confidence for the entire army. You are the heroes of the Soviet Union and the heroes of the motherland.
It is the pride of the people!”
What Zhukov said is actually not an exaggeration at all.
Before that, the Soviet army didn't know what the problem was from top to bottom... The equipment was not necessarily less than that of the German army. In some aspects, it was even stronger than the German army. The number and total strength of the Soviet army were even greater than that of the German army, but they fought repeatedly.
Repeated defeats.
General Xu Sujun simply attributed it to a matter of "bravery", just like the spiritual atomic bomb mentioned before. As long as soldiers are brave enough, they can defeat the enemy.
Some generals realized that the problem may lie in the quality of soldiers or tactics.
But it takes time to catch up with the gap between these two aspects, and it will be difficult to catch up in a while. Therefore, a kind of defeatism is permeating the whole country. Even Stalin does not believe that the Soviet army can withstand the German attack.
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If there is any victory, it is the Southwestern Front's anti-encirclement battle in Kiev.
But that battle was not a head-on battle, but the result of deceiving the German armored forces to cross the river east and then using the armored forces to attack the enemy infantry. In this case, the battle was full of dangers.
This battle was different. It was completely a tank-on-tank battle. Although some tactics were used to gain the upper hand, the tank brigades were able to simply annihilate the German armored divisions one by one...
This is enough to prove that the organization and tactics of the tank brigade are correct.
As a result, the Soviet army found its direction. From now on, it will undoubtedly move its tank troops to T34 and the tank brigade.
"But..." Zhukov then ordered: "Your battle is not over yet, Comrade Katukov! Occupy Klin and fill the gap in the second line of defense!"
"Yes, Comrade General!" Katukov responded, and then gave the order to continue moving forward.
Major General Schroeder got off his command vehicle with both hands raised. He originally planned to use the speed of the barrel truck to lead dozens of subordinates to break through, but when several tanks blocked the road head-on and "boom", the general headed
After the barrel truck exploded into the sky, he had to give up the idea.
This prevented Major General Schroeder from even having time to change his uniform.
As soon as the Soviet soldiers saw Major General Schroeder's rank, they immediately informed Major Gavrilov of the situation.
Soon Major Gavrilov arrived on the scene. He was also driving a barrel truck, a barrel truck captured from the Germans.
Of course, this is not the one he drove in Kiev, but the one just captured from the German army... As a Soviet, Major Gavrilov is also a very nervous type. The barrel truck he just captured dared to
Used, and this was when the visibility was poor and Soviet tanks were everywhere chasing the Germans.
If Major Gavrilov had done anything to prevent it, it would have been to tie red flags to the rear view mirrors on both sides.
"When they see this, they will know that they are one of their own!" Major Gavrilov said: "If anyone dares to fire a cannon, I will stuff him into the barrel!"
Major Gavrilov didn't even think about it...if someone actually fired the cannon, he probably wouldn't have the chance to stuff anyone else into the barrel.
The barrel truck stopped in front of Major General Schroeder. Major Gavrilov jumped out of the car familiarly, walked up to him, shook hands with Major General Schroeder, and said: "Welcome, Comrade Major General! Although
I hate you invaders, but I have to say... your barrel truck is very useful. This is the second one I have captured, and I find that I can no longer live without it!"
The surrounding Soviet soldiers laughed, and the translator translated Gavrilov's words to Major General Schroeder amid laughter.
Major General Schroeder looked calm. He had long been prepared to be ridiculed by the enemy, and at the same time he also knew that he would not have a good life in the hands of these Russians.
but……
"I would like to meet your commander, Major!" Major General Schroeder said.
"Meet our commander?" Major Gavrilov asked jokingly: "Are you trying to assassinate him?"
The Soviet soldiers burst into laughter again.
"No, Major!" Major General Schroeder said: "I just want to pay tribute to him. This was a very successful battle! I want to meet the person who defeated me..."
"Then I think the person you want to see is not our commander, Major General!"
With that said, Major Gavrilov called to the driver who was waiting at the rear: "Bring Shulka here!"
When Shulka got off the barrel truck, he saw an angry German major general.
"Are you insulting me, Major?" Major General Schroeder said, "He's just a second lieutenant!"
"Do you think it is necessary for me to insult you, Comrade Major General?" Major Gavrilov said: "You want to meet the person who defeated you, and he is!"
As he spoke, Major Gavrilov raised his hand towards Shulka and said: "He wants to see you, Shulka. I think he is in love with you!"
Major General Schroeder looked at Major Gavrilov in confusion, then at Shulka, and asked: "Who are you?"
The translator helped Shulka answer this question: "Perhaps you haven't heard of him, but he is the 'breakout hero'. He can indeed be said to be the one who defeated you!"